Liquid-measuring device.



J. A. KEPKA.

LIQUID MEASURING DEVICE.

APPLICATIDN FILED MAR. 25. |914.

PatentedSept. 7, 1915.

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JosEE A. KEPKA', or cHIcAGo, ILLINOIS.

LIQUID-MEASURING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be' it known that I, JOSEF A. KEPKA, a former subject of the Emperor of Austria- Hungary, who'have declared' my intention of becoming a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in j Liquid-Measuring Devices, of which the folliquid measuring devices, and has for vits object theV production of a device of this character which will be of improved construction and eflicient and accurate in operation.`

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the'combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed. Y.

The; invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings' forming a part of this specification, and in which,

`Figure lv'is4 a front elevation of a -liquid measuring device embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is a section. taken onV substantially 4 line 2 2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a section taken on substantially line 3 3 of-Fig. 2, Figs. 4' yand 5 are sections taken on lines 4-4 and 5 5 respectively of Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is a the same may be moved toward and from the ends of said shaft are conically formed for 45. engagement with recessed bearing members 14 and 15 which are threaded respectively in a web 16 fixed in the lower end of pipe 10 and in the upper end 'of housing 17. By threading the bearing members 14 and 15 in position, adjustment is afforded whereby ends of shaft 13 in order to permit of wear being taken up, or said ,bearing members bein adjusted for anyother reason to secure ligt running and thereby conduce to sensi- Specification of Letters IPatent.

Patented Sept. '7, 1915.

Application led March 25, 1914. Serial N o. 827,066.

tiveness in the rotation of the meter wheelI which is essential to accuratemeasuring.

Fired in the upper end portion of the dependlng end of pipe 10 is a liquid deflecting or guiding element 18 consisting 'of a plurality of Iradially disposed blades. The

lower end portions of said blades are curved or helically disposed, such curvature being 1n a direction opposite to that of the helicallydisposed blades of Y-meter wheel 12 in Yorder to deflect or `direct the liquid passing through the device into effective engagement or lmpingement with the meter wheel blades, as will be readily understood. Also, with this arrangement, a plurality of smaller of element 18 which result in dividing the 'stream passing through the discharge pipe `Into anwequal number .of smaller streams whlch results lin equally distributing the VV\force of the stream against the various blades of the meter wheel and consequently 1na more even and balanced operation of thelatter. l

Fixed to the upper end vof shaft 13 in the housing 17 is a worm 19 which meshes with a worm wheel 19 fixed to a'shaft 20 mounti passages will be 'formed between the blades ed in suitable bearings-provided in housing p 21. Also xed to the shaft 20fis a'pinon 22 which meshes with a gear 23 loosely mounted ,upon a shaft 2,4 the respective ends of which are .rotatably mounted in suitable bearings provided in housing 21. Operative `connection between the gear 23 and the shaft 24 is effected by means of a'sprin'g pressed pawl 25 carried by said gear which normally engages with a ratchet wheel 26 which is fixed to saidV shaft. With this arrangement,

. itv will be seen, thatupon positive rotation ofthe gear 23 such as is caused upon posisof tive rotation of the meter wheel, the shaft said pawl and ratchet mechanism. Also fixed to the shafti24 is a'hand or indicator 27 whichcoperates with a graduated dial 28 arranged at the frontside of housing 21,

said graduations coperating with the indicator 27 serving toindicate the quantity of liquid passed through the device, as be readily understood. In using the device, when the desired quantity has been discharged from the faucet, as indicated by the nger 27, the flow is shut 0E by operatlon of thehandle of valve 11.

l 24 will be simultaneously rotated through the connection with said gear established by Provided at the front end of the shaft 24 Iis an exteriorly positioned finger piece 29 through the medium of which said shaft may be adjusted, after operation of the device, to position indicator 27 at the zero point preparatory to a second liquid measur- A. ving operation. The pawl and ratchet connection betweenthe gear 23 and the shaft 24 aords this adjustment, it being clear with this arrangement, that .ree manual rotation y of said shaft in one direction is permitted.

At the point of the entry of shaft 13 into thehousing 17, an elongated bearing 30 is provided which snugly embraces said shaft, serving to reinforce the same and at the same. time preventing the entrance of liquid from the discharge pipe l() into said housing. rihe absolute exclusion of liquid from said housing is important as otherwise the liquid so entering would interfere with the free operation of the worm and worm wheel,

' accuracy in measuring which is the feature and gears, and thus defeat the element of of greatest importance in the device.

ile I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from theispirit of the invention, l, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail 'myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims. Y

Having described my invention what l claim as new and 'desireto secure by Letters Patent isz- A l...` Af liquid measuringdevice comprising a liquid passage; ameterv Wheel rotatably mounted in said' passage, 'the axis of said wheel being coincident with the 'axis of said passage, and the blades Qjfjsaid Wheel being helically disposed; longitudinally lextending deector blades fixed in said passage, positioned rearwardly ofs'aid meter wheel, the

major portion of said blades being straight and parallel withsaid passage and the lower end portions thereof being curved in a direc'- tion opposite to the direction of curvature of said meter wheel blades so as `to directthe liquid passing through said passage into eective engagement with said meterv wheel blades, substantially as described.

v 2. Aliquid measuring-device comprising a liquid assage; ameterwheel rotatably mounted 1n said passage, the axis of said wheel being coincident with that of said passage, and the blades of said wheel being Maaate curved; detiector blades fixed in s aid passage I stantially as described.

3. A liquid measuring device comprising a liquid passage;- a meter wheel rotatably mounted in said passage, the axis of said wheelbeing coincident with that of said pas-` sage and the blades of said wheel being curved; deflector blades iixed in said passage positioned rearwardly of said meter wheel, said deiector'blades being curved in a direction opposite to the direction of curvature of said meter wheel blades so as to direct the liquid passing-through said passage into effective enga ement with said meter wheel blades; a sha carrying said meter wheel; a bearing in the lower end of said passage for one end of said shaft, and a second bearing `therefor arranged above said passage and out of communication therewith; a rotary indicator; an operative connection betweensaid shaft and said indicator, said connectioncomprising aworm fixed to said4 shaft; a Worm wheel meshing with said Wormaand a train of gears interposed between said indicator and said worm wheel, substantially as described.

4. A liquid measuring device comprising a liquid passage; ay meter wheel rotatably mounted in said passage adapted to be rotated by' the liquid flowing through said passage; a rotary indicator; a train of gears operatively connected with said meter wheel; a pawl'and ratchet connection between said gears and said indicator wherebythe latter will be ree for manual adjustment in one direction; and an eXteriorly positioned finger piece for manually adjusting'said indicator, substantially as described. In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.r

` JOSEF A., KEPKA. Witnesses: 

